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8.5

Akinyele :: Vagina Diner

Tom DoggettOctober 4, 2005

Despite never truly breaking through, Akinyele is an essential piece of hip-hop history. He is famous for his raunchy classic "Put It In Your Mouth," but he is ... Read More...

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7

Eightball & MJG :: On Top of the World

Steve 'Flash' JuonSeptember 20, 2005

It's odd sometimes how certain things change gradually right in front of you without you even noticing. Unless you can take that which is before you right now ... Read More...

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4.5

Miilkbone :: U Got Miilk?

Steve 'Flash' JuonAugust 16, 2005

"In the future, everybody will be famous for 15 minutes." This quote from Andy Warhol might have been seen as self-deprecating since his art freely borrowed ou... Read More...

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7

E.S.G. :: Ocean of Funk

Matt JostJuly 26, 2005

It took Atlanta's T.I., name-checking him on Slim Thug's "3 Kings," to remind me of Houston's E.S.G. Curious what else E.S.G. had done apart from the one album... Read More...

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10

Pete Rock :: Petestrumentals

Tom DoggettJune 28, 2005

Pete Rock's signature sound has evolved a little since his first opus, "Mecca and the Soul Brother." While most of the other great producers from this time have... Read More...

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9

Organized Konfusion :: Stress: The Extinction Agenda

Tom DoggettJune 21, 2005

Every now and then, someone reinvents the expectations held above all of the world's emcees. The first time this happened was when Rakim stepped into the studi... Read More...

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Reviews

Tory Lanez :: PETERSON

Ganksta NIP :: Psychotic Genius

Lordz of Brooklyn :: All in the Family

Akinyele :: Vagina Diner

Eightball & MJG :: On Top of the World

Miilkbone :: U Got Miilk?

E.S.G. :: Ocean of Funk

Pete Rock :: Petestrumentals

Organized Konfusion :: Stress: The Extinction Agenda